CVE-2014-3158

Publication date 15 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Integer overflow in the getword function in options.c in pppd in Paul's PPP Package (ppp) before 2.4.7 allows attackers to "access privileged options" via a long word in an options file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow that "[corrupts] security-relevant variables."

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ppp	14.10 utopic	Fixed in 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu3.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed in 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed in 2.4.5-5ubuntu1.1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed in 2.4.5~git20081126t100229-0ubuntu3.1